El Nido Underwater Photography Dive Tour
About this tour
El Nido is celebrated above water for its lagoons and limestone cliffs, but below the surface lies a world of coral gardens, dramatic walls, and abundant reef life perfect for underwater photography. This full-day dive tour pairs guided dives at El Nido's best sites with hands-on coaching to help you bring home better images, whether you shoot a compact, a mirrorless rig, or your phone in a housing. Sites around Bacuit Bay range from gentle coral slopes teeming with reef fish and turtles to swim-throughs and walls draped in soft corals and gorgonians.
Your divemaster doubles as a local photo guide, pointing out clownfish in their anemones, schooling jacks, nudibranchs, and the occasional reef shark or turtle, and positioning you for the cleanest light and composition. Between dives you cruise past the bay's famous karst islands, with surface intervals on white-sand beaches. It is an ideal day for certified divers who want to combine El Nido's underwater beauty with the chance to seriously improve their underwater photography.
Highlights
- ✓Full-day guided diving at El Nido's best reef and wall sites
- ✓Underwater photography coaching from a divemaster-photographer
- ✓Coral gardens, swim-throughs, and walls draped in soft corals
- ✓Encounters with turtles, reef fish, nudibranchs, and schooling jacks
- ✓Scenic surface intervals among Bacuit Bay's karst islands
What's included
- ✓Two to three guided boat dives
- ✓Divemaster with underwater photography guidance
- ✓Tanks and weights
- ✓Boat, lunch, and water
- ✓Marine park and environmental fees
About the area
El Nido fronts Bacuit Bay at the northern end of mainland Palawan, where dozens of limestone islands rise from clear water. Beneath the surface the bay and its surrounding reefs offer varied diving, from coral gardens and walls to small wrecks, all within short boat rides of town. Above water it is one of the Philippines' most beautiful destinations, with its lagoons, hidden beaches, and laid-back town centre full of dive shops and cafes.
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